Hillsdale College
Hillsdale, MI · Private four-year · Town: Distant
1,688undergraduates
21%admitted
Test-optionalSAT/ACT
$26,030average net price per year
85%graduate in 6 years
96%return for year two
Admissions
- Applicants
- 2,773
- Admitted
- 571
- Admit rate
- 21%
- Admit rate, women
- 22%
- Admit rate, men
- 20%
- Admitted students who enroll
- 62%
- First-year students
- 353
- SAT/ACT
- Test-optional
- Students who sent SAT scores
- 22%
- SAT reading and writing (middle 50%)
- 670-760
- SAT math (middle 50%)
- 670-750
- Students who sent ACT scores
- 29%
- ACT composite (middle 50%)
- 30-33
| High school GPA | Required |
|---|---|
| High school record | Required |
| College-prep coursework | Considered, not required |
| SAT or ACT scores | Considered, not required |
| Recommendations | Required |
| Essay or personal statement | Required |
| Class rank | Not considered |
| Demonstrated competencies | Not considered |
| English proficiency test | Considered, not required |
| Work experience | Considered, not required |
| Legacy status | Not considered |
Majors
32 undergraduate programs that awarded a degree or certificate last year, grouped by field. Numbers are how many were awarded.
Social sciences (3)
- Economics, General Bachelor's (39 awarded)
- Political Economy Bachelor's (9 awarded)
- Political Science and Government, General Bachelor's (22 awarded)
Business, management, marketing, and related support services (4)
- Accounting Bachelor's (9 awarded)
- Finance, General Bachelor's (29 awarded)
- International Business/Trade/Commerce Bachelor's (1 awarded)
- Marketing/Marketing Management, General Bachelor's (9 awarded)
History (1)
- History, General Bachelor's (46 awarded)
Biological and biomedical sciences (2)
- Biochemistry Bachelor's (12 awarded)
- Biology/Biological Sciences, General Bachelor's (25 awarded)
English language and literature/letters (1)
- English Language and Literature, General Bachelor's (32 awarded)
Mathematics and statistics (2)
- Applied Mathematics, General Bachelor's (24 awarded)
- Mathematics, General Bachelor's (4 awarded)
Philosophy and religious studies (3)
- Philosophy Bachelor's (11 awarded)
- Philosophy and Religious Studies, General Bachelor's (4 awarded)
- Religion/Religious Studies Bachelor's (5 awarded)
Parks, recreation, leisure, fitness, and kinesiology (3)
- Exercise Science and Kinesiology Bachelor's (13 awarded)
- Sport and Fitness Administration/Management Bachelor's (4 awarded)
- Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness, General Bachelor's (1 awarded)
Visual and performing arts (3)
- Art/Art Studies, General Bachelor's (10 awarded)
- Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts, General Bachelor's (5 awarded)
- Music, General Bachelor's (3 awarded)
Psychology (1)
- Psychology, General Bachelor's (13 awarded)
Foreign languages, literatures, and linguistics (5)
- Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, General Bachelor's (1 awarded)
- French Language and Literature Bachelor's (2 awarded)
- German Language and Literature Bachelor's (1 awarded)
- Latin Language and Literature Bachelor's (3 awarded)
- Spanish Language and Literature Bachelor's (3 awarded)
Physical sciences (2)
- Chemistry, General Bachelor's (6 awarded)
- Physics, General Bachelor's (3 awarded)
Communication, journalism, and related programs (1)
- Speech Communication and Rhetoric Bachelor's (5 awarded)
Area, ethnic, cultural, gender, and group studies (1)
- American/United States Studies/Civilization Bachelor's (1 awarded)
Graduate programs (2)
- Political Science and Government, General Master's, Doctorate (research)
- Education, General Master's
Cost and aid
- Tuition and fees, in-state
- $32,092
- Housing and food on campus
- $13,180
- Books and supplies
- $1,200
- Other on-campus costs
- $2,000
- Total cost on campus, in-state
- $48,472
- Total cost on campus, out-of-state
- $48,472
- Total cost living at home
- $35,292
Published prices for 2023-24.
Net price is the full cost minus grants and scholarships, for full-time first-year students who got aid in 2022-23.
- First-year students who got any aid
- 97%
- Got grants or scholarships
- 97%
- Average grant or scholarship
- $20,505
- Got a grant from the college
- 97%
- Average grant from the college
- $20,505
- Undergraduates with a Pell grant
- 0%
- First-year students who borrowed
- 33%
- Average amount borrowed
- $11,258
Graduation
- Bachelor's in 4 years
- 72%
- Bachelor's in 5 years
- 85%
- Bachelor's in 6 years
- 85%
- Bachelor's in 8 years
- 88%
- Any degree in 6 years (all students)
- 85%
- Transferred to another college
- 7%
- Came back for year two
- 96%
| Neither | 85% |
|---|
| Group | Students | Graduated |
|---|---|---|
| Women | 185 | 89% |
| Men | 184 | 81% |
| Race unknown | 369 | 85% |
| Started | Students | Earned a degree or certificate here | Enrolled at another college |
|---|---|---|---|
| Started here, full-time | 369 | 87% | 7% |
| Transferred in, full-time | 30 | 87% | 3% |
| Transferred in, part-time | 3 | 33% (small group) | 0% |
Graduation rates follow students who started full-time for the first time in fall 2017. Groups under 20 students are marked because a few students change the rate a lot.
Students
- Total students
- 1,823
- Undergraduates
- 1,688
- Full-time undergraduates
- 1,531
- Part-time undergraduates
- 157
- Graduate students
- 135
- Students per faculty member
- 8 to 1
- Undergraduates age 25 and up
- 1%
- Undergraduates taking all classes online
- 6%
| Women | 50% |
|---|---|
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 0% |
| Asian | 0% |
| Black | 0% |
| Hispanic | 0% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0% |
| White | 0% |
| Two or more races | 0% |
| Race unknown | 100% |
| International | 0% |
Campus life
- Setting
- Town: Distant
- Address
- 33 E College St, Hillsdale, MI, 49242
- County
- Hillsdale County
- Type
- Baccalaureate Colleges: Arts & Sciences Focus
- Highest degree
- Doctor's degree - research/scholarship
- Academic calendar
- Semester
- Religious affiliation
- Undenominational
- Athletics
- NCAA
- Teams include
- football, basketball, baseball, cross country and track
- Offers
- Study abroad, Credit for AP exams
Source: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, IPEDS (2022-23 to 2024-25 surveys), and the College Scorecard.